Packing and storing vessel.



B. EQBYRD & W. MLPALLONIJ PAGKING AND STORING VESSEL. IAPPLIQATI'ON FILED APILM; 1911.

Patented-May 7; 1912. l

.za izzo UNITED sTA'rps PATENT OFFICE.

BRITTON E. BYRD AND WILLIAM M. FALLON, F DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA.

PACKING AND STORING- VESSEL To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, BRITTON E. Brno and IVVILLIAM M. FALLON, citizens of the United States, residing at Durham, in the county of Durham and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing and Storing Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention is an improved cask for packing and storing tobacco, and it primarily has for'its object to provide an inexpensive, light and durable knockdown cask that may be constructed principally of sheet material, I I

In its general nature the invention provides a cask composed of two half cylindrical sections whose longitudinal dividing The invention also involves those novel.

details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and

;illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which 4 Flgure 1, 1s a perspectlve view of a cask embodying the invention. Flg. 2, 1s a detail perspective view of two half sections" and their connecting strlps together. with one of the runner bands or hoops, one of the inner L bands, or rings, and one of the outer end bands, separated. Fig. 3, is a detail perspective view of a portion of the cask. Fig. 4-, is a horizontal section on the line a lof Fig.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, in which like letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1-1 designate the semi-cylindrical sheet material sections whose longitudinal edges 2 are joined through the medium of a connecting reinforced st-ri 3 that is formed of two metallic strips riveted together at 6 to spacingstrip 5 to thereby define twp longitudinal grooves 7 in which the longl- Specification of Letters Patent.

the sections 1.

tudinal edges 2 of the sections 1, are held. The strip 5 is of the full length of the sections 1, while the strips 1 are somewhat shorter, for a purpose presently to appear. The strip 5, where it projects beyond the strlps 4 serves as a tongue 8 which is provided with holes 9 through which bolts 15 may be passec. to secure the outer end bands '10 thereto. The bands 10 have boltholes 11 through which the bolts 15 pass, additional bolts being provided to bolt the bands 10 to the cylinder, defined by the sections 1, is an inner ring or band 12, which is also secured by the bolts 15 and has a laterally projecting port-ion 13to form an abutment for the cover disks or heads 21, it being understood that the ring 12 has holes 14: for the bolts 15 to pass through.

l6 designates the runner hoops or bands which are of greaterdepth than the bands 10, and are preferably constructed of wood reinforced by an outer metallic band 17 that is secured at 18 to the wooden ring, the

runner bandor hoopltS being fitted over the Fitted within each end 'of Patented May "2, 1912. Application filed April 14, 1911. Serial No. 621,169.

assembled sections 1 and 3- and held from turning by the notches 19 that receive the The runner hoops or hands 16 may be held in position by retainingfriction or they may be bolted at 20 to the strips strips 3.

3, if desired.

It will be observed that the'strips 3 and at are as much shorter than the full length of the sections 1 as the width of the bands 10, so that when. the bands 10 are in position, as shown in Fig. 1, they will be separated-by the strips i and abut the same on the outside of the cask. Similarly, the rings 12 abut the strips 4 on the inside of I the cask.

In assembling the parts, the sections 1 are fitted into the reinforced and connecting strips 3, after which the runner bands 16 are slipped into place. The bands 10 and 12 are next fitted into position and bolted to the sections 1 and the tongue 8, it being understood that the bands 10 and 12, at one end of the cask are fitted on, after which the head 21 is dropped into position and the contents of the cask inserted, after which the head. at the other end of the cask is putinto position and the ring 12 at that end is The cover or head 21 may be reinforced by a head 22, or

in any other suitable way, if desired.

TPmm the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawedges of said sections and each consistin an inner and an outer strip and an interme-j diate spacing strip secured together, bands onthe outside ends 'ot'said sections, n'ieans removably securing said :bands to said sec-l tions, disk-like headsin suit "sectionslauidia ring removably secured in aclTen-d: lid

sections to retain said head aid outer'strip's being ofless 'length thanthe lengthflof said semi-cylindrical sections" toLabut. said. outside bands on theends of sa i'cl.,sections.--ancl said 5 )ac ng strip being -of..= substant ally the.

same ength as SAfd senn cylindrical sections.

2. A knock-down cask composed loijitwo semi-cyllndrical sheet material sections, union strips for joining the=--longitudinal edges of said sections and each consisting-of an inner and-an outer strip and an interm? diate spacing strip secured together; "rings on the inside ends of said sections, hands-on the outside endsof said sections, means re mo'vebly securing 'saidbands to said sections, and-vrunner bands of greater depth than said end bands, and fitted oversaid sections between the ends thereof, said inner and outer strips abutting said inner rings and said outside bands at the ends of said sec ons.

a 3. A knock-down cask composed of a plurality of part-cylindrical sheet material sections, union strips for joining the longitudinal edges of said sections and including longitudinal edge grooves for receiving the. longitudinal edges of said sections, the

groove portion of said union strips being o1 less'length than that of said part-ethndrical sections. said union strips including tongues projecting to the ends of said part cylindrical sections. an inner abutment hand held in the ends of said. part-cylindrical sections. outer bands on the outside ends of said sections. said tongues projecting between said bands and means securing said end bands to said tongue. together with disk like heads retained in said sections by said inner bands.

- 4. A knock-down cask composed of a pluralityof part-cylindrical sheet material sections. union strips for joining the longitudinal edges of said sections and including longitudinal edge grooves for receiving the longitudinaledges of said sections, the

groove portion of said union strips being of less length than that of said part-cylindrical sections, said union strips including tongues projecting to the ends of said partlindrical sect-ions, an inner abutment hand held in irthe ends of said part-cylindrical sections,- outerbands on the outside ends of said-sections, said tongues projecting between said bands, and means securing said end bands to said tongue, together with disk likeheads retained in said sections by said inner bands. and runner hoops on the outside of sa'id s'ections intermediate the ends, said runner hoops having cut-away portions to receive said union strips. and means se curing said runner hoops to said union strips.

' BRITTON 'E. BYRD.

WILLIAM M. FALLON. Witnesses:

J. B. Mitsox. Jas. Booms. 

